The fight over the fate of the Sam the Record Man sign could soon be settled, Mayor Rob Ford says.

Ford met with local Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ryerson University representatives, city staff and those fighting to put the sign back in the stores original Yonge St. location.

“I think we’ve narrowed it down to either going back to the original 347 Yonge (St.) or Gould St.,” Ford said Monday. “I think we had a very productive meeting and we’ll have something straightened out.”

As for his preference, Ford said he’s “flexible” when it comes to where the sign goes.

Wong-Tam said the meeting was a “good discussion” but no consensus was reached on where the sign should go.

“It was pretty clear there is this desire for more time,” Wong-Tam said.

She said the sign will not go back to the original spot where the Ryerson student centre is being built.